Democrat strips anti-sexual assault measure out of military spending bill

Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) stripped a measure proposed by fellow Democrat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) that would have taken sexual assault reporting
out of the chain of command out of a defense spending bill on Tuesday.

Gillibrand’s bill, which had 27 co-sponsors — four of which were Republicans, was opposed by military personnel as well as Secretary of Defense
Chuck Hagel. The bill also received lukewarm support from Democratic leadership. Levin promised an alternative measure that would allow other
commanders to review cases of sexual assault.

We know the problem is rampant in the military and it seems that our ' arm chair ' generals think it's still a good idea to keep chain of command.
Clearly doing something the same exact way we've been doing it will solve the problem right?

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